Yellow

  • 21yellow — {{11}}yellow (adj.) O.E. geolu, geolwe, from P.Gmc. *gelwaz (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. gelo, M.Du. ghele, Du. geel, M.H.G. gel, Ger. gelb, O.N. gulr, Swed. gul yellow ), from PIE *ghel yellow, green (see CHLOE …

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  • 22yellow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English yelwe, yelow, from Old English geolu; akin to Old High German gelo yellow, Latin helvus light bay, Greek chlōros greenish yellow, Sanskrit hari yellowish Date: before 12th century 1. a. of the color yellow b …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23yellow — yel|low1 W3S2 [ˈjeləu US lou] adj [: Old English; Origin: geolu] 1.) having the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg ▪ yellow flowers →↑chrome yellow,lemon yellow at ↑lemon2 , primrose yellow at ↑ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24yellow — I UK [ˈjeləʊ] / US [ˈjeloʊ] adjective *** 1) something that is yellow is the same colour as the middle of an egg It has pretty pale yellow flowers in early spring. 2) informal not brave I knew you were quiet, but I didn t know you were yellow. 3) …

    English dictionary

  • 25yellow —    1. cowardly    Probably from the pallor of fright. In many phrases, with a yellow belly being a coward, who might display a yellow streak or stripe:     What we have here is a demonstration of what can only be referred to as a yellow stripe… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 26yellow — [OE] Yellow is a member of an ancient and widespread family of European colourterms descended from Indo European *ghel , *ghol , which denoted both ‘yellow’ and ‘green’. From it were descended Latin helvus ‘yellowish’ and possibly galbus… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27yellow — [OE] Yellow is a member of an ancient and widespread family of European colourterms descended from Indo European *ghel , *ghol , which denoted both ‘yellow’ and ‘green’. From it were descended Latin helvus ‘yellowish’ and possibly galbus… …

    Word origins

  • 28Yellow 2G — Chembox new ImageFile = Yellow 2G sodium.png ImageSize = 200px IUPACName = Disodium 2,5 dichloro 4 [3 methyl 5 oxo 4 (4 sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl 4H pyrazol 1 yl] benzenesulfonate OtherNames = Lissamine Fast Yellow C.I. Acid Yellow 17 C.I. 18965… …

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  • 29Yellow EP — Untitled Yellow EP EP by Gang of Four Released October 1980 …

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  • 30yellow — yel|low1 [ jelou ] adjective *** 1. ) something that is yellow is the same color as the middle of an egg: It has pretty pale yellow flowers in early spring. 2. ) INFORMAL not brave: I knew you were quiet, but I didn t know you were yellow. 3. )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English